Papal letter to Ireland released amid mounting clamour for an apology

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The Pope’s letter to the Irish faithful will be released today and read at Sunday Mass in an attempt to defuse the spiralling scandal over clerical sex abuse.

However, the pastoral letter has already been judged a failure by many after a week in which the Primate of All Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, apologised for his role in covering up the activities of a notorious paedophile priest.

Another bishop was found to have bought a victim’s silence by signing off on an out-of-court settlement with a confidentiality clause. Cardinal Brady said that he would spend the rest of Lent considering